As Emily was hanging out with Mark and Jessica at the game house, she kept checking her phone as if she was expecting a call or message. Jessica who had noticed for quite a while decided to ask what was going on with her.
“You seems restless, why are you staring at your phone all day?” Jessica asked moving closer to her
“I am expecting a call from home that’s why” she replied immediately
“You rarely talk about home but I hope it is not something serious though” Jessica said and she shook her head
“No it is not. Do not worry about me and have fun” she responded with a smile and Jessica left her.
A text dropped on her phone and she immediately checked it to see that it was from Amber who told her that she would be running late that day since something came up at the office. She also let her know that she might not be coming home for the night so she should not be worried or stay up waiting for her.
****
Amber knocked on the door to Eddy’s room and he opened the door for her to come in with a broad smile.
“I brought you a cake” she said waving the cake box to his face and he smiled
“You always go through the hassle of getting a cake even though it is not necessary” he commented and she frowned
“Are you saying that I am doing unnecessary things?” she asked tilting her head and he quickly corrected himself
“Why would I say that? I was just saying that your presence is more than enough” he said with a chuckle and she hit him lightly on the shoulder.
She walked to the sofa and had her seat as Eddy went to the kitchen to bring a lighter to light the cake’s candles.
“You changed the color of paint? This yellow seems brighter” she asked looking around
“I did change it last weekend, I wanted to tell you but I forget I guess” he answered lighting up the candle
“This looks much better though” she said standing up to look around when Eddy saw a bracelet on the sofa and quickly picked it up before hiding it away in his pocket.
“The candles are melting” he said calling her attention and she came back to the sofa to sing for him before he blew out the candle
“Happy birthday sweetheart” she said clapping happily before they cut the cake and ate some out of it with wine.
“I am not going back home tonight” she said to him shyly and he couldn’t believe his ear
“You never sleep over no matter how I begged but you are sleeping over today? That is unexpected” he marveled
“I just wanted to give you an extra birthday gift” she remarked and he yanked her closer to himself suddenly, increasing the tension between them
“Are you really prepared?” he asked stroking the stray hair on her face to the side
“I already made up my mind” she whispered and he went in for a kiss
They were busy exchanging tongues and sucking on each other’s lips while the soft music played underneath. He slowly reached for her buttons and was playing with them when she felt pressed for a bit.
“I am pressed, I need to use the bathroom so excuse me for a while” she said with her eyes flickering because of the nervousness.
She rushed to the bathroom and tried to empty her bladder because she drank too much wine several minutes ago so she could prepare her mind since that would be the first time she would let him touch her body ever since they started dating. She stood up to flush down the toilet when she saw that it was actually her period that was pressing her that way.
“Sh*t” she mumbled and closed her eyes in disappointment
She was not expecting it at all for the next three days and seeing how it came this way, it must have been due to the nervousness she felt throughout the day as she kept thinking about what it would feel like with him.
She walked back to the sitting room dejectedly and informed him of what happened. She could see the disappointed look on his face but he was quick to erase it off his face.
“Well that’s okay. We can try another day” he said with a reassuring smile
“I am sorry I got you fired up for nothing” she apologized and he shook his head that it was nothing
They decided to watch a movie instead so they checked online for a good one and settled to watch it together. They were about to start when she grabbed the sofa’s blanket to cover her legs
“This smells so familiar, did you change your perfume?” she asked putting it closer to her nose
“Yes I did. I was tired of the last one” he answered
“I see but I have definitely come across this scent, I don’t just know where” she remarked
“You are working in a company, you might have come across the scent from your coworkers or even customers” he stated and she nodded in agreement before they continued their movie.
They were halfway into the movie when she decided to throw the question to him and hear his opinion.
“If I suddenly get revealed as another entity which is behind a famous work, what would you do and how would you react about it?” she asked looking at him
“A famous entity behind a famous work? That’s a great feat but are you into any work in secret?” he asked and she paused for a while before shaking her head and continued her movie.
She decided that the hassle of having to deceive everyone around her would never be worth it, she might suffer backlash far greater than the gain she initially went in for. They spent all night cuddling on the sofa and watching the movie before they slept off.
***
She rushed home the following morning to change her clothes and move to the office as quickly as she can. She came out of her room to grab a file in the living room when Emily came out of her room also.
“I didn’t know you were still at home” she said to her
“I was sleeping in since I didn’t have any class this morning, when did you come back?” Emily asked with a loud yawn
“I just came back to change my clothes, I will be heading out now” she responded and passed beside Emily but stopped briefly
“I think I have perceived this scent before” she remarked turning to look at her
“You mean this perfume? It is the hottest trend in town right now. Even Eddy bought one last time we went out together, I guess you didn’t notice. I got myself one too” Emily answered
“I guess it is really common then” she said and walked out of the room.
*****
She spent most of her week thinking about the offer she had received from Tom and how to go about it but she couldn’t grab his hand no matter what. She tried to research about arts and saw that it was a different world entirely and she doesn’t want to soil her name so she concluded that she will turn down the offer the next time she is asked by him.
She received an invitation from Joy to come for her wedding as a token for helping her pick out a wonderful dress. She stared at the invitation in her mail and sighed before deleting it straight away, she would rather skip the wedding than face Charles once again.
****
Joseph’s driver dropped him at the golf course and he headed to the changing room where he changed into his clothes and came out for his golfing equipment when another car pulled up next to him and Charles came out smiling widely.
“You are one selfish punk. Were you going to play golf alone without inviting me?” Charles remarked and Joseph chuckled
“I was the one that sent you the invite, why are you acting like this? Are you scared already?” Joseph countered and they exchanged a fist bump
“It’s been a while, how was Dubai? You are looking more handsome” Charles complimented him
“You saying sweet words won’t make me go easy on you so let’s save the talk for later” Joseph winked and they both head to the golfing field.